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Re: Handgun Death Rate
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Tue, 17 Jul 2001 13:27:37 GMT
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In the spirit of not trying to pick a fight, I'll include my opinion to this
topic and hope for the best...
Is it true that Hitler managed to remove weapons from the common people in
Germany sometime before he went on his mad killing spree? And perhaps
Stalin as well?
I'm gonna search the web a bit today and see if I can find a site that
offers this information, but I don't know if I'll have any luck...I know
it's out there somewhere though.
In light of this (if it's true or something similiar is) I am all for
keeping guns or any other choice of personal defense on hand...as far as I
can tell, weapons are best suited for self defense from an opposing force,
specifically invading governments, and sometimes your own government may
your worst enemy.
Sure, there's a risk, and children certainly die, but how many children die
in car accidents, I wonder...is anyone advocating the banning of motor
vehicles...?
In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> I think the basic idea is having the handguns leaves the likely possibility
> of being shot with one. Plus, the way our media portrays violence with
> handguns, it creates a climate where the possibility is even more likely.
> Getting rid of the handguns and automatic weapons will lower the odds,
> that's just common sense.
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> I say to hell with the NRA and just ban all handguns and automatic weapons.
> If those NRA scumbags want to hide behind the Constitution, just know that
> it was written in the days of muzzle loaders. The right to bear arms needs
> to be specific, just by virtue of those startling statistics you offered.
> These NRA bastards don't seem to understand that it's called "amendment"
> because it can be "amended." They had no problem changing their term limit
> rule to accomodate Charlton "Soylent Green" Heston for another term as their
> president.
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> Make handguns and automatic weapons illegal. Or as comedian Eddie Izzard
> says: "Keep the guns and get rid of the bullets." If someone has one, turn
> it in and be reimbursed by the Fed or donate it to a museum if it's
> considered an artifact. Then if anyone is ever found with one, make it hefty
> fine along with confiscation and destruction of the weapon. Keep rifles and
> shotguns, since the NRA is the National *RIFLE* Association anyway. Those
> weapons are harder to conceal and stats show handguns are the firearm of
> choice in violent crimes and murders.
>
> Dan
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| (...) Is this really the best you can do. Which members of the gun owning public stopped your courts dragging away alleged communists during McCarthy’s reign? (...) You are trivialising the debate. Falling pianos no doubt have their victims too. The (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Generally, it's considered quite hard to carry a concealed automobile into a public building for the purposes of committing a crime. This is further complicated by the typical size of vehicle that seems to be favoured by the American market. (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| I think the basic idea is having the handguns leaves the likely possibility of being shot with one. Plus, the way our media portrays violence with handguns, it creates a climate where the possibility is even more likely. Getting rid of the handguns (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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